Shunji Isaki

Shunji Isaki (5 February 1892-12 July 1943) was a Rear Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography
Shunji Isaki was born on 5 February 1892 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and he graduated from the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1914. Isaki rose in the ranks during the Interwar Years and became a Rear Admiral on 1 November 1942, and he commanded Destroyer Squadron 2 from his flagship Jintsu. On 12 July 1943, he was killed in the Battle of Kolombangara when gunfire and torpedoes destroyed the bridge of Jintsu, killing Isaki.